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Grand Trunk Western 5632 is a class K-4-b 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November 1929 for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad.

History

Construction and revenue service

No. 5632 was one of three K-4-b class 4-6-2's (Nos. 5632-5634) constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Eddystone, Pennsylvania in November 1929, and it was delivered to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW) in 1930. The K-4-b locomotives were copies of the United States Railroad Administration's (USRA) Light Pacific design, and they were follow-ups to the GTW's K-4-a class (Nos. 5627-5631).

The only difference from the USRA design is that the K-4-b class was equipped with an all-weather vestibule cab and an enclosed coffin feedwater heater. The GTW ordered the K-4-b's from Baldwin to use them for their sleeper train business between Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan to compete with the Michigan Central (MC), but the business quickly ended, due to challenges from the Great Depression. No. 5632 was subsequently reassigned to pull regular commuter passenger trains.

Retirement

In October 1960, No. 5632 was donated to the city of Durand, where it was placed on static display, and it has remained there ever since. No. 5632 is the only surviving member of the K-4-b class, and it is the the only surviving copy of the USRA Light Pacific locomotives after GTW K-4-a class No. 5629 was scrapped in July 1987.

See also

• Atlanta and West Point 290
• Atlantic Coast Line 1504
• Grand Trunk Western 4070
• Grand Trunk Western 6039

References

1. Llanso, Steve. "Canadian Government / Canadian National / Canadian Northern / Grand Trunk / Grand Trunk Pacific / Grand Trunk Western / Intercolonial / Reid Newfoundland 4-6-2 Locomotives in Canada". www.steamlocomotive.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
2. Dorin (1977), p. 120.
3. "Steam Locomotive Information". www.steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
4. Kean (1973), p. 96
5. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company (1944), p. 57
6. Kean (1973), p. 96
7. Edwin (1976), p. 29
8. Kean (1973), p. 96
9. ^ Pinkepank, Jerry (2003). Grand Trunk Western in Color - Vol 1: Steam & Green, 1941-1961. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, Inc. pp. 64, 67. ISBN 1-58248-112-1.
10. Meints (1987), p. 7
11. Hubbard (1965), p. 32
12. Ingles (2001), p. 91
13. Mahoney, Michelle (July 6, 1987). "Railroad Buffs Steamed by Plan to Scrap Antique Engine (GTW 5629)". Associated Press News. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.

Further reading

• Dorin, Patrick C. (1977). The Grand Trunk Western Railroad: A Canadian National Railway (1st ed.). Superior Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87564-526-7.
• Meints, Graydon (1987). 150 Years of Michigan's Railroad History. Michigan Department of Transportation.
• Kean, Randolph (1973). The Railfan's Guide to Museum & Park Displays. H. E. Cox.
• Edwin, Alexander (1976). Bancroft - Durand - Lennon - Vernon Heritage 1976. Durand Area Bicentennial Commission.
• Hubbard, Freeman (1965). Railroadman's Magazine - Volumes 77-78. Popular Publications, Inc.
• Agreement Between Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company and Employees Represented by Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company. 1944.
• Solomon, Brian (1929). Baldwin Locomotives - Volume 8. Baldwin Locomotive Works.
• Ingles, David (2001). Guide to North American Railroad Hot Spots. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0890243735.

• 4-6-2 locomotives
• Baldwin locomotives
• Individual locomotives of the United States
• Standard gauge locomotives of the United States
• Steam locomotives of the United States
• USRA locomotives
• Grand Trunk Western Railroad
• Preserved steam locomotives
• Preserved steam locomotives of Michigan